Alama ReportNigeria

Mining in Nigeria: output, exports and projects

Mine output, mineral exports and mining projects in Nigeria, from official statistics and company reports.

Updated November 5, 2026

A gold mining area in Zamfara State, in 2025
A gold mining area in Zamfara State, in 2025. Photo: Gwanki / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

Solid mineral exports, quarterly
146.9bn NGN · Q2 2026
Source: NBS, Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Q2 2026

Figures checked against their source.

Our stories on this topic

Our first story on this topic will appear here after the next issue.

Nigeria’s economy by topic

Get the Thursday newsletter

Free every Thursday, in the language of this page: the edition of the country you choose. Every other country is one click away on the site.

Free every Thursday. You can add a second country later, on My account.